News quiz 2013

1. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms in history, caused severe destruction and killed more than 5,000 people in November 201 . !hat country "as hit the hardest#

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$f all ne"ly born babies in 201 , %eorge &le'ander (ouis "as probably the most long)a"aited. !hy did he receive a lot of media attention#

Thousands of ne" "ords make their "ay into the *nglish language every year. The $'ford +ictionary chose ,selfie- as the "ord of the year 201 . !hat does it mean#

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!hat /ritish football club said goodbye to 0ir &le' 1erguson "ho retired as its manager after 22 years#

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There "as a loud bang and a huge e'plosion as a strange ob3ect fell to *arth on a cold 1ebruary morning in 4helyabinsk in 4entral 5ussia. !hat "as it#

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Thousands of people gathered in the remote village of 6unu in +ecember 201 to pay their last respects to a famous human rights fighter "ho "as laid to rest there. !hat7s his name#

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&ndy 9urray "on the men7s final at !imbledon becoming the first /ritish tennis player to "in the title in 88 years. !ho did he play against in the final#

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&fter five seasons, a successful T; series about a school teacher "ho starts a drug business in order to support his family came to an end in 0eptember 201 . !hat "as it called#

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1ormer /ritish =rime 9inister 9argaret Thatcher died in &pril 201 after suffering from poor health in recent years. Ho" many terms did she serve as =rime 9inister after being elected in 1<8<# !ho are the Tsarnaev brothers and "hy did they make headlines in 201 #

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&fter =ope /enedict >;? decided to step do"n as the leader of the 4atholic 4hurch, =ope 1rancis "as elected as the ne" head. !hat country does he come from#

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?n order to save the country from a financial crisis, the government of 4yprus came up "ith a controversial plan in 9arch 201 . !hat "as it#

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1ilm star =aul !alker met his tragic death in a car crash in November 201 . !hat7s the name of the film series in "hich he played a cop turned car racer#

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!hy "ere thousands of meat products removed from the shelves across *urope in @anuary 201 #

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Ho" long did the former 4?& employee *d"ard 0no"den, "ho revealed A0 government secrets, spend in a 9osco" airport before he "as allo"ed to stay in 5ussia#

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1ormer child star 9iley 4yrus caused a lot of controversy in 201 . !hat7s the name of the girl she used to play in a children7s T; series before she decided to reinvent herself#

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News quiz 2013 - Answers 1. The =hilippines

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He is the 5oyal baby, the son of =rince !illiam and Bate 9iddleton

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& huge asteroid

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Nelson 9andela

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Novak +3okovic

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T"o terrorists "ho set off a bomb at the /oston 9arathon

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&rgentina

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To take some money out of the people7s bank accounts

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The 1ast and the 1urious

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&fter horsemeat "as found in beef products

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.0 days

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Hannah 9ontana

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